robots.txt sitemap URL

Hi,

Could you please provide robots.txt file or its screenshot abd a screenshot of the plugin’s page so that we could analyze the problem?

Sincerely,
BestWebSoft Support Team

Hi, the robots.txt file is:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml

but it should be

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Sitemap: https://www.mywebsite.com/sitemap.xml

In the plugin setting page I flagged this option: “I want to add sitemap file path in robots.txt”

Best regards

Hi there! I just installed the new plugin version 2.8.6.

The file robots.txt now is changed from:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml

to

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Sitemap: sitemap.xml

Unfortunately the problem with Google Webmaster Tool is still present and returns:
“Line 4: Your Sitemap contains an invalid URL. ” ==> Sitemap: sitemap.xml

I give a fast look into the code.

To fix the problem I use this workaround to add the complete URL to robots.txt:

Line 562

//$site_url = parse_url( site_url() );
//$path = ( ! empty( $site_url['path'] ) ) ? $site_url['path'] : '';
$path = home_url('/');

now the file return the complete URL path:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Sitemap: https://www.myDomainName.xx/sitemap.xml

After upgrade the plugin file the google problem is fixed.
Do you thing that this option can be added in the next version?

Best regards and thanks a lot for your help.

Hi,

After updating the plugin you removed the line

Sitemap: sitemap.xml

in the robots.txt file.
The thing is that the plugin checks if this line is present in the robots.txt file and does not re-write it. Could you please provide a link to the site?

Sincerely,
BestWebSoft Support Team